Ushuaia Full Day: Train, National Park & Beagle Channel

One day, two train rides and a ship through the waters where the Yámana people navigated.

A full-day tour of Ushuaia combining Tierra del Fuego National Park with the End of the World Train and a three-hour Beagle Channel navigation. You ride the historic train through the last 7 kilometers of the "Prisoners' Path," walk through 63,000 hectares of southern beech forest and Patagonian lake views, break for lunch in the city center, then board a boat to see sea lions, penguins and the Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse. The tour runs about ten hours with a live guide in English or Spanish, and hotel pickup is included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each4 stops

1. Lapataia BayEntry included30m
2. Tierra del Fuego National Parkpassing by
3. Lake RocaEntry included20m
4. Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse20m

Explore National Park and Beagle Channel

• Ride the End of the World Train
• Walk the last 7 km of Senda de los Presos
• Observe forest flora and fauna
• Visit Ensenada Zaratiegui and Round Island
• See End of the World sign at Bahia Lapataia
• View Cerro Cóndor and Cerro Guanaco
• Visit Lake Roca
• Lunch in Ushuaia city center
• Present at tourist port for Beagle Channel navigation
• Observe local flora and fauna on the channel
• Visit Isla de los Lobos sea lions
• Stop at Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse

The experience

How do you fit three of Ushuaia's most famous sights into a single day? This tour stacks them: the Tierra del Fuego National Park in the morning, the End of the World Train cutting through the last stretch of the Pan-American Highway, then the Beagle Channel in the afternoon. The park itself covers 63,000 hectares of southern beech forest, ñire trees and old man's beard lichen. You stop at Lapataia Bay to photograph the iconic End of the World sign (the one marking the southern terminus of Route 3), Lake Roca with its Patagonian postcard of mountains and water, and Ensenada Zaratiegui in summer months, where you can see the last postal box of the Argentine Post Office on Round Island. The 50-minute train ride follows the "Senda de los Presos", the Prisoners' Path, a route built by inmates in the early 1900s.

After the park and train, you return to Ushuaia's city center with two hours to eat lunch at a restaurant of your choice. Then you walk three blocks to the tourist port to board the Beagle Channel navigation. The boat runs for three hours through the waters the Yámana people traveled for centuries. You pass Isla de los Pájaros and Isla de los Lobos (part of the Bridges archipelago) to watch sea lions, skuas, black-browed albatrosses and kelp gulls. The final stop is Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, the one everyone photographs: the light sits on a small rocky island and the itinerary notes the wreck of the SS Monte Cervantes, which sank in the 1930s. You'll see Imperial and Rock Cormorants perched on the rocks around it.

The tour runs ten hours total. An air-conditioned vehicle picks you up at your hotel, and a guide travels with you throughout. Restrooms are on board. Infants sit on an adult's lap. You can choose to reverse the order (Beagle Channel in the morning, park and train in the afternoon) depending on the option you select at checkout.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• end-of-the-world train ticket.
• guided navigation of the Beagle Channel.
• air-conditioned vehicle.
• onboard restroom.
• live guide in English or Spanish.

Options for this experience

3 options

Full-day tour of Beagle Channel National Park, featuring the train and a navigation excursionGuide in English or Spanish · 07:30Beagle Channel navigation: this package's navigation does not cover the visit to Martillo Island, where the penguins are. Pickup is included.

Lobos navigation in the morning + Park & Train in the afternoonGuide in English or Spanish · 08:45Beagle Channel navigation: the navigation in this package does not include a stop at Martillo Island, where the penguins are found. Morning navigation, afternoon Park & Ride: the morning tour does not include pickup, and the afternoon Park + Train departs from San Martin 775.

Park & Train + Nav. PenguinGuide in English or Spanish · 07:30Penguin navigation: this option includes a long 5-hour cruise to reach Martillo Island for penguin sightings. Duration: 10 hours. Lunch and drinks are not included; at noon there is a 1.5-hour break for lunch (not included) in the city center. Two tours in one day: a morning tour of the national park with the train, followed by an afternoon Penguin Cruise. Pickup is included.

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Information

Lasts 10h, runs every day at 07:30 and 08:45, from US$ 220 per person, with a live guide in English and Spanish and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 07:30 and 08:45Another time? ›

GroupUp to 120

Live guideEnglish and SpanishOther languages ›

Audio guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 3 pickup points.

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (18 to 65 years) · Senior (66 and older) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Child (4 to 11 years) · Infant (under 4): free

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Info de Ushuaia

Is this one for you?Choose the morning park-and-train option if you prefer to explore the national park and train when you're fresh, then sail the Beagle Channel in the afternoon. Reverse the order if you want the boat ride first: both sequences fit inside the ten-hour day, and you pick which one suits your energy at checkout.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (4 to 11 years); Infant (under 4): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What's the End of the World Train actually like?

The End of the World Train is a 50-minute ride through the last 7 kilometers of the Prisoners' Path, a historic route built by inmates in the early 1900s. The train passes through southern beech forest and follows the southern terminus of the Pan-American Highway, ending at Lapataia Bay where you can photograph the famous End of the World sign marking the junction of Route 3.

Can I see wildlife on the Beagle Channel part?

Yes. The three-hour Beagle Channel navigation passes Isla de los Pájaros and Isla de los Lobos, where you'll see sea lions, skuas, black-browed albatrosses, steamer ducks, kelp gulls and gray gulls. The boat stops at Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, where Imperial and Rock Cormorants nest on the rocks.

What happens at Lake Roca?

Lake Roca (called Acigami in the Yámana language, meaning "elongated basket") is a viewpoint in Tierra del Fuego National Park where you see mountains, forests and water in a typical Patagonian landscape. The tour also stops at a nearby pool known for its intense water color, with views of Cerro Cóndor and Cerro Guanaco hills.

Is lunch included in the tour?

Lunch is not included. You have two hours in Ushuaia's city center between the park-and-train portion and the Beagle Channel navigation to eat at a restaurant of your choice.

Do I need to arrange my own transport to the boat?

No. After lunch, you walk three blocks from where the bus drops you to the tourist port to board the Beagle Channel navigation. The tour guide indicates which box to check in at when you arrive.